ATLANTA, May 11, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CP Kelco, a leading global producer of specialty hydrocolloid ingredients, today announced it has completed the sale of its carrageenan plant in Sibonga, Cebu, Philippines, to Marcel Trading Corporation, a carrageenan producer in… Read More

STATE DEPARTMENT Chief diplomats from the United States and South Korea said Friday that a complete denuclearization by North Korea requires robust verification, and that sanctions against Pyongyang would not be lifted unless it took concrete and further steps toward… Read More

BEIJING A peace agreement with North Korea will go far toward easing the impoverished nation’s chronic food security woes, the head of the United Nations’ World Food Program said Friday, a month before President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet… Read More

SINGAPORE, Singapore will continue to work closely with Malaysia’s new government to advance the relationship between the two countries, the republic’s Minister for Trade and Industry Chan Chun Sing reportedly said. In response to questions about the impact of Malaysia’s… Read More

BANGKOK A senior United Nations official says trade protectionism, rising private and corporate debt, and shortcomings in revenue raising are growing challenges to the economic outlook for the Asia Pacific.
Shamshad Akhtar, executive secretary of the UN’s Economic and Social… Read More

SINGAPORE, China is willing to strengthen exchanges and co-operation in new media with members of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) as well as with Japan and the Republic of Korea, says Guo Weimin, the deputy director of… Read More